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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
520 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

KSZ048>051-062300-
Ellsworth KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Saline KS-
520 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...
NORTHEASTERN RICE...SOUTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lyons, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Lindsborg, Marquette, Little River, Geneseo, Brookville,
Falun, Kanopolis Lake, and Kanopolis State Park.

This includes Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 73 and 78.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central
Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3830 9822 3839 9835 3882 9787 3858 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 227DEG 50KT 3838 9820

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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